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![Footage of a traditional Eritrean Bahlawi dance competition where the dancers are dancing Kuda/Guayla which has similarities to other East African dances including Eskista and Shimshim. This is from the Tigrinya ethnic group of Eritrea, who are the indigenous population of the Eritrean highlands. The etymology of the word « Tigrinya » is believed to have come from « tägärät (ተገረት) » meaning « she descended ». According to Dexter Gordon Bryan in his 2025 article « Guayla Nation: Unyielding Tigrinya Music, Dance and Identity in Eritrea », « Guayla has a highly distinctive sound that features soaring vocals, call-and-response singing, and a signature cyclical “five-beat” rhythmic structure that sets everyone dancing at social and political events. Ravinder Rena states that guayla “is [a] powerful and meticulous form of art that brings the emotional integration among the masses. The song is a driving force of an Eritrean society” (Rena 2009). Guayla is particularly present on Eritrean social media and YouTube channels and is a powerful marker of Tigrinya ethnic identity and Eritrean nationhood among the substantial diasporic communities located in North America, Europe, Saudi Arabia, and Australia. Lastly, secular guayla music contrasts with both the prevalence of ancient liturgical music of the Orthodox Tewahedo church which occupies an important place in the cultural history of the country, and the richness of the music of the other eight nationally recognized ethnic groups: Afar, B’dawiyet, Bilen, Kunama, Nara, Rashaida, Saho, and Tigre. The doctoral dissertation “Guayla Nation: Unyielding Tigrinya Music, Dance and Identity in Eritrea” draws from observations, interviews, videos, writings, ephemera, archives, and online testimonials to provide a preliminary ethnographic and historical exploration of Eritrea’s most popular and ubiquitous music legacy. » #eritrea #tigrinya #guayla #eastafrica #ኤርትራ](/video/cover/7679236703499996438.webp)
